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Wisconsin has real momentum—from Main Street to the global stage—and the proof is in the blog posts. Every day, Wisconsinites are getting creative, strategic, and connected, teaming up with WEDC to find new ways to bring their visions to life—and finding success in their businesses and communities in the process. Click to get to know some of these creative Wisconsinites or scroll down to see the latest in Wisconsin economic development insights and news.
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Two Wisconsin retailers welcome customers back with style
WEDC makeover winners unveiled new looks in June New looks should pay off for two Wisconsin businesses that went through retail makeovers in June with help from WEDC and [...]
Rural Eau Claire County residents testing SpaceX internet service with help from WEDC
WEDC is assisting Eau Claire County in launching a pilot program to test SpaceX’s Starlink, a constellation of low Earth orbit satellites that can provide high-speed internet in rural areas where broadband is limited or not available.
Startup tax credit powers investment in Clandestine Materials Detection Inc.
Ridding the world of a long-lasting and lethal legacy of forgotten land mines and safely detecting other concealed explosives—from roadside bombs to chemical weapons and smuggled nuclear material—is the aim of Madison-based startup Clandestine Materials Detection (CMD) Inc.
Success story: Fork Farms putting down roots in Wisconsin
Flex Farms are fully self-contained vertical hydroponic systems with 288 unique growing spaces.
Community in the Corridor development reflects WEDC’s focus on housing
Located in the former Briggs & Stratton complex on Milwaukee’s Northwest Side, the new Community within the Corridor project is the largest privately owned affordable housing development in Wisconsin.
WEDC announces destinations for 2021-22 trade trips to markets around the world
WEDC’s Global Trade Venture Program will resume trips to overseas markets in 2022. As part of a series of six trade venture programs scheduled through May 2022, WEDC will lead trade ventures to Mexico, Canada, South Korea and Taiwan, and Germany and Austria, with trips starting in February. These will be the first in-person trade ventures in since one held in Canada in March 2020.
Scale Up Milwaukee relaunches its Growth Accelerator
Previously focused mainly on southeastern Wisconsin, the accelerator programming will be offered both in-person and virtually this year, making it accessible to businesses throughout Wisconsin. Applications are closing soon for the program's seventh cohort, which starts in August.
Green Bay Packaging ribbon-cutting marks completion of Wisconsin’s first new paper mill in more than three decades
The project is approved to receive up to $60 million in performance-based tax credits from WEDC.
